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A qualitative study of the contribution of pharmacists to heart failure management in Scotland [PDF]

, 2005
Study objectives: (1) To identify the medication management needs of chronic heart failure (CHF) patients and their caregivers; (2) To examine the perceived support for medication management available to these people from health professionals; (3) To ...
Capewell, S., Clark, A.M., McMurray, J.J.V., Morrison, C.E., Murdoch, D.L., Reid, M.E.   +5 more
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Intentional and non-intentional non-adherence to medication amongst breast cancer patients [PDF]

, 2005
This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of and factors associated with non-adherence to medication amongst a sample of breast cancer patients. 131 women with stable disease were interviewed and completed standardised psychological measures. 55% of
Demissie, Elwyn, Fallowfield, Fallowfield, Farmer, Fellowes, Fink, Grunfeld, Haynes, Horne, Iihara, Lesley Fallowfield, Louise Atkins, McDonald, Partridge, Partridge, Powles, Wallston   +17 more
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Older people and medication taking behaviour: A review of the literature [PDF]

, 2008
Background: Older people represent a sizeable population of the UK. Many older people receive drug treatment for long term conditions. Adherence with medication is therefore an important clinical, financial and resource intensive concern.
Barber, Belcher, Benson, Benson, Blaxter, Bonner, Butler, Campbell, Carr, Chen, Chin, Cline, Cohen, Conrad, Corlett, De Geest, Dowell, Dunbar-Jacob, Ekman, Griffiths, Harrison, Hughes, Johnson, Kippen, Kjellgren, Kjellgren, Kripalani, Lee, Leventhal, Levy, Lumme-Sandt, Maggi Banning, Maidment, Mallion, Mancia, Mays, McElnay, Phatak, Pound, Pound, Roth, Sackett, Salas, Sale, Scotto, Senior, Struthers, Svensson, Unson, Van der Wal, Veehof, Vermiere, Watson, Zafran   +53 more
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Energy drinks and population health: consumption pattern and adverse effects among Saudi population

BMC Public Health, 2019
Background Caffeine containing energy drinks (EDs) are heavily consumed, particularly among young adults. The number of reports of caffeine intoxication from caffeinated EDs and problems related to caffeine dependence and withdrawal is increasing.
Gehad M. Subaiea, Ali F. Altebainawi, Thamir M. Alshammari   +2 more
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The Association between Sleep Problems, Sleep Medication Use, and Falls in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: Results from the Health and Retirement Study 2010 [PDF]

, 2016
Background. Very few studies have assessed the impact of poor sleep and sleep medication use on the risk of falls among community-dwelling older adults. The objective of this study was to evaluate the association between sleep problems, sleep medication ...
Min, Yaena, Nadpara, Pramit A., Slattum, Patricia W.   +2 more
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Medical emergencies in medical imaging [PDF]

BMJ Quality & Safety, 2012
Sending inpatients to the medical imaging department is sometimes tantamount to discharging them from hospital for hours at a time. Consider, for example, a patient with an unexplained acute abdomen where an urgent CT scan is indicated. Patient transport, logistical delays and the procedure itself may lead to gaps in monitoring vital signs, providing ...
John A, Staples, Donald A, Redelmeier
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Treatment Patterns, Effectiveness, and Safety of Originator Insulin Glargine versus Insulin Glargine-yfgn within the Veterans Health Administration

Pharmacoepidemiology
We described insulin glargine (originator) and insulin glargine-yfgn (biosimilar) treatment patterns, assessed effectiveness and safety outcomes, and identified reasons for switching back to the originator product from the biosimilar.
Samantha Walczuk, Francesca E. Cunningham, Xinhua Zhao, Diane Dong, Peter A. Glassman, Donald R. Miller, Deborah Khachikian, Anthony Au, Cedric Salone, Kelly Bryan, Qoua Her, Sherrie L. Aspinall   +11 more
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The impact of a hospital electronic prescribing and medication administration system on medication administration safety: an observational study

BMC Health Services Research, 2017
Background The aim of the study was to explore the impact of the implementation of an electronic prescribing and medication administration system (ePA) on the safety of medication administration in an inpatient hospital setting.
Seetal Jheeta, Bryony Dean Franklin
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Medication use by early-stage breast cancer survivors: a 1-year longitudinal study. [PDF]

, 2016
PurposeThe aim of this study is to characterize the patterns of medication use by early-stage breast cancer (ESBC) survivors from diagnosis to 1 year post-chemotherapy.MethodsA single-center longitudinal study was conducted with ESBC patients diagnosed ...
Chan, Alexandre, Lee, Chee Ping, Loh, Kep Yong, Ng, Raymond, Ng, Terence   +4 more
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Can older people remember medication reminders presented using synthetic speech? [PDF]

, 2014
Reminders are often part of interventions to help older people adhere to complicated medication regimes. Computer-generated (synthetic) speech is ideal for tailoring reminders to different medication regimes.
Al-Awar Smither, Baddeley, Barber, Bekerian, Brian McKinstry, British Society of Audiology, British Society of Audiology, British Society of Audiology, Brown, Budnitz, Christine G DePlacido, Christine Johnson, Ciletti, Cooke, Cresswell, Cruickshanks, Dreschler, Dulude, Dunbar, Gelman, Hardee, Haynes, Hunt, Johnson, King, King, Klasnja, Littenberg, Maria K Wolters, Martini, McGee-Lennon, Mioshi, Morrow, Morrow, Morrow, Paris, Pauline E Campbell, Revere, Richmond, Roring, Russell, Siek, Sutton, Tulving, Wagener, Wieczorkiewicz, Wingfield, Wolters, Yamagishi, Zen   +49 more
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